| Table 3.8 |
| Characteristics of paying1 variety show performances2 by hall size, Québec, January-February 2010 |
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|
Unit |
January- |
Total for first |
|
|
February 2010 |
2 months of 2010 |
|
| Performances |
n |
63 |
. |
| |
| Total attendance |
n |
19,419 |
. |
| Paying attendance |
n |
17,748 |
. |
| Attendance with complimentary tickets |
n |
1,671 |
. |
| |
| Rate of attendees with complimentary tickets |
% |
8.6 |
. |
| |
| Average attendance per performance |
n |
308 |
. |
| |
| Tickets available |
n |
25,577 |
. |
| |
| Occupancy rate3 |
% |
75.9 |
. |
| Occupancy rate of paying attendance4 |
% |
69.4 |
. |
| |
| Halls used |
n |
10 |
. |
| |
| Ticket sales revenues excluding taxes |
$ |
396,668 |
. |
| |
| Average ticket sales revenue per attendee |
$ |
20.43 |
. |
| Average ticket sales revenue per paying attendee |
$ |
22.35 |
. |
| Average ticket sales revenue per performance |
$ |
6,296 |
. |
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| 1. Excludes certain types of paying performances: private performances, amateur show performances and performances in |
| primary or secondary schools for the students of those schools. Performances where admission requires a passport or a button |
| valid for the duration of the festival or event and performances where admission requires a cover charge are not |
| considered paying performances. |
| 2. Performing arts include theatre, dance, music, song and variety shows. |
| 3. Occupancy rate: proportion of the number of attendees in relation to the number of tickets available. |
| 4. Occupancy rate of paying attendance: proportion of the number of paying attendees in relation to the number of tickets available. |
| Source: Institut de la statistique du Québec, Observatoire de la culture et des communications du Québec. |
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| October 18, 2010 |
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